German township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (83% naturalized citizens)
| German township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
71% of German township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4849
- Northeast: 43
- Midwest: 203
- South: 362
- West: 63
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in German township, Pennsylvania:
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 8 people in nursing homes
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,687
- One, attached: 237
- Two: 41
- 3 or 4: 1
- 10 to 19: 10
- Mobile homes: 357
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,200
Housing units in German township with a mortgage: 659 (78 second mortgage, 132 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 702
- Construction (14%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Extraction workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in German township:
- German (17.8%)
- Irish (12.4%)
- Polish (10.3%)
- Italian (9.5%)
- Slovak (7.4%)
- United States or American (6.9%)
- English (5.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (51%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (29%)
- Korea (20%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,848 (84%)
- Carpooled: 294 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
- Other means: 41 (2%)
- Worked at home: 11 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
- Wood (1%)
People in group quarters in German township, Pennsylvania:
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 8 people in nursing homes
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in religious group quarters
96.4% of residents of German township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,522- In family households: 4,834 (1,291 male householders, 273 female householders)
1,196 spouses, 1,673 children (1,479 natural, 76 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 121 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 106 other relatives, 119 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 688 (228 male householders (197 living alone)), 367 female householders (355 living alone)), 93 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 73 (4 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 625 2-persons, 404 3-persons, 324 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 72 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 552 1-person, 20 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 14 4-persons,
900 married couples with children.
309 single-parent households (98 men, 211 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 10.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |